The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 27, 1946, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT MEEKS TRIAL HITS FASTER SPEED TODAY, Page One) Continued from a room, Num’l’m' 8, in the K:‘y-l Rooms here, Campbell had | stone opened his wallet before her and displayed a large ,amount of | money—including a number of SIUO‘, bills. Campbell told her, it was| revealed on cross-examination, thati he had earned the money working| at Hoonah and intended to use it| to set up in business for him- self here in Juneau | She told of last seeing Campbell | that Sunday afternoon, December 9, 1945, at Blackie's Bar here, where | Campbell had bought drinks for her | and her aunt, Rose Saunders; later leaving, at about 4 o'clock, accom-| panied by two sisters, Susanna and | Helen Jackson { Takes Bulfold, Money { the Keystone Rooms that morning, she replied to Associate Defense Counsel J. J. THE DAILY ALASKA amination by U. S. Attorney Gil- left with apout $40 or $60 of his more, that she had first seen Camp- own. bell on Saturday evening, DL‘[‘CIH‘X‘I'\’ Writes to Girl 8, on South Franklin Street at| At Gulkan, “Eddie” wrote and about 10 o'clock, again in the early read letters for Meeks, who could hours of the morning, on two oc- only sign his name, rather “badly.” casions—the last about 3 o'clock, at “Eddie” wrote two letters for Meeks the Dew Drop Inn. She left there to his “girl” in Mississippi and two with him at about that time to Meeks’ father at Oak Park, Geor- gia. Meeks planned then to return “Eddie” Schy told on di- t, Mississippi to marry “his girl,” rect examination that he first came Irene Stratton. to know Meeks at Gulkana On! e witness, at Gulkana, also August 5, 1945; that they left ¢here'reaq to Meeks two letters from together for Anchorage on OCtober ryene. 19. Meeks had, for safe keeping,' gehwaesdall admitted, on cross- about $150 of the witness’ money examination, that Meeks had told and a bit more of his own money.'him of winning money gambling at At Anchorage, the money was divid- {he plantation Inn, Anchorage, but ed, Meeks returning Schwaesdall’s that ne does not remember how true portion to him, after which pyuch though it was “large money.” both bought clothes and Meeks, in| 1t was at that point that the addition, purchased a watch fOF trig) re-opened this morning, with “his girl |the prosecution being sustained on Borrow $60 |other vquebtions relating to the After making the purchases, the ambling, as repetitious. Told Of Gambling On re-direct examination, Gil- more received answer from the witness that it was at Gulkana that witness said, Meeks told him: *“I; haven't much money left; I don't now how I'm going to get to Ju- neau” and asked to borrow $60. Schwaesdall loaned Meeks the Meeks had told of winning thg| money and has not since been re-money, previously, at the Plantation paid {and that Meeks had also said that MAKES CHARGES, ~ |235-pound Diesel Engine with New " ADMINISTRATION | - GERMAN AFFAIRs " et S A 235-pound Diesel engine, which Former Milifary Govern- ., i e Yo %o"Sour ment Official Gives Qut it had been mounted in a 3-place 'stmson Voyager and would be pub- or military government official | jicly flown for the first time. Tests ‘contended today that an attempt is nhave been going on for two weeks |being made to freeze Russia out | ..t an outlying airport, he added. l(»t a search for German assets in| isuch countries- as Spain Argentina. | ' iw:ll be unveiled today. | L. M. Barton. spokesman for : S'ralghi Ialk manufacturers of the model, said WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—A form- and | cylinder opposed Investigation of Cartels and Ex-|army tanks. [ternal Assets, Office of Military sovernment in Germany. Nixon told the Senators in testi- | 3rea Tool Works. mony made public today: 1 N DRSNS S O, “I charge elements in both the | U. S., British and French Foreign | It was agreed that Meeks woul When Campbell had left her at|Tepay the loan after getting a job {at Juneau Cross-examination ” a | O'Leary terday, and counsel for both sides.!search for external assets in the O'Leary, conduct- iy coon out that Schwaesdall had O'Leary also questioned Schwaesdall |jeutral countries because that would q he had “got drunk and lost it all.” DELEGATE HAS A succession of re-direct and re-Oifices with cunsciously maneuver- ! cross questions then brought out!ing to prevent ail four (occupying) | |talks between the witness, since yes- | powers from being involved in the ! George W. Folta of Juneau, ing her cress-questioning, Campbell )., yrooks have the care of his on conversations with Lloyd Camp-lay bare the Fascist or reaction- Washington on official business, had taken his billfold and money | | money because he “trusted him” bell, father of the deceased. with him; also a half-full pinti.,; thay he “still trusts him” and| bottle of whiskey which he said he |, qers Meeks an “honest man;” was taking to another room in m‘"jthat Meeks gambled some at Gul- Keystone. Campbell did not reveal he expected to meet there. Asked by O'Leary if Campbell was wearing his eyeglasses when | he left her in the room that morn-| ing, Mrs. Johnson replied yes. She said she saw no other money of Campbell’s, only “big bills”, and she was not told their total amount.’counts at Anchorage, Campbell also had a few leave there. Meets Campbell kana, but advised the witness not t0 Gulkana a who related [tion of certain interests in the Ai-(son, to the witness what room, or whom | oonie" o drink; that later he had | Moeks bo:‘r‘:’wea smalf ed that | !written “Eddie” from Juneau, ad-'money from him at different times ! vising that work was scarce here here in late October. and further advised “Eddie” not t0 that he loaned Meeks money for 5 come Lere as had been tentatively!food and guaranteed the defen-| agreed. At the time the two squared ac-| and before drinks the $60 loan, Meeks did not owe at Blackie's Bar before she saw him the witness any money and had |bought clothes and the watch from 'his own funds, also paid his own The witness said, on direct ex- hotel bill, after which Meeks was e CASUALS: ' under t There’s a soft look, a free look, in fashions of to- morrow. There'’s a bright sun - drenched color scheme in these casuals that travel everywhere under the sun. There's a new, feminine appeal o these dresses. * PX¢ - .. The cardigan casual, muted shades of rose, aqua, gold, green, biege. SIZES 12 to 20 o T Tl omen's Apvanes Baranof Hotel Bullding “It's the Nicest Store in Town” ——————— . ? e S ih ”' "'7'77"‘.“..“"00“00“0“0““7 ‘mmoom $ TAX CALENDAR Courtesy of James C. Cooper, C.P.A. : and Staff JUNEAU Cooper February 28 . . . . EXCISE returns for J due and ta POOP00000000000000088400500000000000600000000000v|® © 0 0 o o o o o o o o (0 the Aluska Bar. |has visited the Delegate's office. Mr. [Fnlm is Counsel-at-Large for the {Interior Department in the Terri- He had a reunion with his Lt. Commander George Fol- of lied countries with these regimes.|to, Jr, USN, who is stationed in Annapolis for post-graduate work Upsets Applecart \following submarine service in the “Such genwmne quadripartite ac-|pggific, °"l w“:’“" w‘f’ple“’lfy upset the, j,ujs C. Peters of Juneau called jq | @Pplecart for plans of compromise|on pelegate Bartlett during his trip usm;el;? l}:fi;&;zng”g”dm“ Germany’s external assets [ty the capital in connection’ with closing check from the Alaska Road | fhe interest of trade and com- the Alaska Native Service. Mr. Commission. Meeks also told Ritter | (X1} advancages, and in the in-, peters is in charge of native arts that he had borrowed $60 from K ‘oo of avolaing the creation of |anq crafts under the Office of |“loo radical’ regimes in the future.”lrndian Affairs in the Territory. Schwaesdall. { G The witness had rurther criti-| Don C. Foster of Juneau arrived JrDef:x:‘s;n(;;):dnseiowl:)l:ial:n LMI::::;:;LU"‘” of the way German aflalrs,in Washington recently from his Wal:nhlmc into - the croéfexaminu—““re being administered. He declar- home in Juneau for conference with tion of Ritter, but was ruled against 5 officials; of the ;Offios s of ‘Indian jaimy regimes i. countries such as Ritter Lends Money | Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Swe- Next cglled was John V. Rimer,}dm and Argentira and would re- jof Juneau, who also knew Meeks at (vcal all the elements of collabora- \‘OTY- sums Ritter said | dant’s hotel bill. |back, he 5 4 |Afairs. Mr. Foster is General by Judge J. W. Kehoe. The war industry potential of Dave Burnett, local plastering I. G. Farben, giant German chem.ls\:pe!;:I!E_rldent of the Alaska Na- 4 Service. contractor, and Ralph Martin, Alas- ical trust, has not been elminate a tive ka Electric Light and Power Com-|3s it was ordercd to be. | Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Troseth of £ pany executive, were the final wit- nesses this morning. Both told of Meeks' working briefly for them shortly before the Campbell mur- der and of asking and getting ad- vances on his wages, advances which he said he “needed badly.” Burnett also revealed that Meeks was employed by him for four and one-half days on the new Foss resi- | dence in the Seatter Tract, the structure nearest where Campbell’s body was later found. Both were cross-examined, but without revelations having appar- ent significance. Called From Hoonah First witness to testify yesterday | afternoon was Charles Peterson, Alaska Construction Company Man- ager. He explained the circum- {stances of Campbell’s being called !from the Hoonah housing project ‘to shingle on the Channel Apart- | ments job here. He said Campbell arrived here late Friday, December |7, and that he last saw Campbell ' ‘,at about noon the next day; that |he sent out queries when Campbell did not report for work on the job here the following Monday, the day Campbell's hacked and battered corpse was found. Peterson also testified as to pay- ments to Campbell on his earnings: $5,100 up to November 19, includ- ing about $750 on that date here in Juneau, and $330 to Campbell’s es- tate since. 1 Stressed in cross-examination by! Paul, was Campbell's physical strength and that he always wore, eyeglasses—"thick-lensed” glasses. | | Landlady Testifies | Hannah Pileberg, operator of Hannah's Boarding House here.' where Campbell maintained a room, | testified to his arrival Friday eve-| ning, December 7, from Hoonah; that he had “supper” there that 'night and Saturday evening, and that Campbell did not sleep in his room Saturday and Sunday nights. There was no cross-examination of | Mrs. Pileberg. i Rex Sunderland, former Gastin-' eau Liquor Store operator here, told of delivering to Campbell money the latter had left in his charge. ‘The money — 19 bills of $100 de- nomination and seven $50 bills — were turned over to Campbell Sat- he sun ter the banks had closed. Camp- bell broke two of the $50 bills at the liquor store to pay a bill amounting to $67, including a $5 personal lean Sunderland had made to him the night before. Sunder- land also was not cross-questioned by the defense. His testimony was followed by that of Theresa John- son. Bldg. e ALASKA WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 6:30 0'Clock This Morning o o 0 In Juneau-—Maximum, 39; minimum, 36. At Airport, -Maximum, 44; minimum, 34. eevsevc e TAXES anuary 1946 WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Cloudy witn light showers tonight. Varable cloudiness Thursday. Lignt rain Thurs- day night little change in temperature. X payable 2. No decartelization law has been promulgated. 3. The denazification program is incomplete. Nixon told the Senators that “our iChatanika have been Washington (visitors. They. came to the capital {from the Mayo Clinic at Roches- ter, Minnesota, and will visit in 'Los Angeles and Seattle before re- urday afternoon, December 8, af-{ drive to divest Germany of its ex- |turning home. Mr. Troseth has of been an Alaskan resident since 1898 U 1 wealth h d down and A:XS:"of:ue)?zlitly ll:)sp:::ii:d o |and Mrs. Troseth first went to the g e R & ‘Territory in 1802. ! Mr. and Mrs. Rod Darnell 'Junenu visited Washington while on as a ore" pa(e (a trip through the States. They _ {have been away from Alaska for (om Ia"“s Are almost three months on an auto- 4 mobile trip which has taken them, jamong other places to Mrs. Dar- Be “eard In'. De .inell's former home in Mississippi ' ‘and Mr. Darnell's in Tennessee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 Acurlg{They expect to return to Juneau Secretary of the Interior Oscar;L. eaz:gmi:mx;;d?'Squeaky“ Anderson, Chapman removed one of the mosti .o peach master of the Paci- substantial barriers to Alaska’s de- tic war, has been & recent Wash- velopment by authorizing action 0n.ington ‘visicorA Commodore Ander- the present shore-space regula‘tions,;mn‘s Hoine. Ni - In: Seldavik-~kkete Delegate Bartlett of Alaska said to- , o operates a cannery. He joined 5 4 the navy approximately five years ‘The regulations, which provide A 4 ago and expects to be released in :::tc:;m;:ax::;ng agav;go‘;zt: “;;':::fa month or so when he will re- s ’ turn to Alaska. :;?;emb:e;mg::::?mwl' Bartlett | charles J. Johnston, President The Department has herctolore:;;;;"a?m?fn"fmfi?;lf:‘;m:: cD?l’elz ;Z:‘t‘f:: ‘l‘;l:x:‘l“*‘;‘:f;e“pg‘l‘f:‘;"x"g‘: t‘g;maw Bartlett while in washingmni « Harold Butcher, attorney o led it could do so, he said. 7 c g:dg:o‘:: order signed by Ch:p- Al:lchxorage, je Washmkgton ii]n ‘ A the interests of The Alaska Rail- man all applications will be con-| Trainmen, and has called on sidered lmn:fd_igt;ly. ;:lldd “acted Delegate Bartlett. R, PRSI S Ao Sig Wien, head of the Wien Air- jlines, has been a recent Washington yvisitor. SE“- I-o w- ROGGE Among the wellknown Alaska canned salmon industry figures in Washington for the fish regula- 'tion hearings were W. C. Arnold, Edward Allen, Archie Shiels, Ed Brennan and Nick Bez. — .- HERE FOR SESSION; REPORTS ON MINING Senator Leo W. Rogge of Fair~ = banks, Fourth District, here for JOINS NURSING STAFF next week’s legislature openeing,| Mrs. Bea Randolph of Denver, said today mining activity in the | Colo.,, has joined the nursing staff Fairbanks area has hit the road |of the Government Hospital. to normaley. Tttt T T U. S. Smelting Co. already has ANCHORAGE COUPLE HERE sent drill and ice-cutting crews to| Mr. and Mrs. Karl Lessing of An- prepare for dredging, Rogge re- Cchorage are at the Baranof. rted. — et poF‘airbank‘s overflow war popuie| MeKenzle, N. D. — The hunting tion is dwindling rapidly, he added. Senator Rogge is at the Baranof. farm aren't enjoying life. CHARLES 1. SMITH 'ARRIVES IN JUNEAU eagles who hever over the scurrying birds and then dive bomb them. ! er, thus far have escaped injury. al jon three gallons of 15-cent fuel, | He described the engine as four-{ air-cooled and | those newly ariived from the { 8 3 130-horespower. It was designed,|haven't learned to drink canned! 3 cups of ice cold evaporated The contention was voiced to the e said, by Fred A. Praheld, who or powdered mik. We don’t pro- milk. Mix honey and peanut but- |Senate War Mobilization Subcom- jefore the war designed the first duce enough trcsh milk in Alaska|ter, Add muik end water slowly,| mittee by Russcil A. Nixon, former | gircraft’ diesel, a 9-cylinder radial|so their mother: will have to learn |stirring to make smooth. Beat with | {Acting Director of the Division of which later was adapted to use in (o use the evavorated and powdered egg beater until smooth, MAN-Y VIS"ORs;flm CORN CHOWDER in! season ended weeks ago but hund-, reds of pheasants on Peter Bliss’| Chief | cause of worry is a pair of golden! Bliss said the ringnecks, by their speed of foot and convenient cov- MILK AT EVERY | MEAL Christine A. Heller Nutrition Consultant Territorial Health Dept. Srowing boys and girls need milk {at every meal if they are going to | 2et enough matesial to help make |strong bones an+ teeth. There are several different kinds of milk used (imlk, and fresh milk. All of these milks are good. Some boys and girls, especially states, {milk in many different ways so Heading the unit’s manufacturers | *hat their children will get enough| {==""""~ is Donald Shaffer, President of the 'inilk, Milk can be used in making !cocoa and other milk drinks, cream- | | ed soups, puddiigs and many other | nutritious dishce Canned milk makes very good | re- | coups. Here are two chowder (Serves 6 to 8 People) 3 cups raw potatoes diced. H 2 cups boiling water, | 4 tablespoons bacon drippings, | 1 onion, chopped, ! 1 No. 2 can cream style corn, 2 cups evaporeted milk or . cup nowdered milk and 2 cups of wa- ter, 2 tablespoons chopped celery of ' parsley leaves, 4 tablespoons butter or other fat. Cook diced poratoes in the 2 cups of boiling water for about 10 min- utes. Then add the corn and con- tinue to cook until the potatoes are cone. Cook the chopped onions in the bacon fat and add to the po- tatoes and corn. Add the evaporat- ed milk and sall to taste.’'Bring to a boil again. Ad? celery leaves and butter. Serve hot. SHRIMP CHOWDER (serves 6) 1 cup diced celeryy | 1 chicken pullion cube in 2 cups oiling water, 3 tablespoons butter or other fat, 4 tablespoons flour, | 2 cups evaporated milk or ': cup nowdered milk and 2 cups of water, i teaspoon salt, 1 cup of cooked or canned peas, 1 cup of cooked diced potatoes, 1 cup of shritap, canned or fresh cooked, or other cooked fish. Add chicken bullion cube to 2 cups of | hoiling water. Add celery and cook 10 minutes. Mclt butter. Blend in | flour. Add hot milk. Stir and cook | until it thickeas celery, peas, potatoes and shrimps. Heat to boiling. Serve. Both canned and powdered milk ‘==‘.'|IIIIllllIIIIIIIlIIIIIIII!III"]IIMIIIIIIIIlllIIIlIIITIIIIIIIIIIIIIII’.IIIIII|IllIIIIllIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIliIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII“IIIIIIII =FARM - FRESH = WASTE-FREE FROZEN Peaches . . Black Cherries . . Apricois . . Orange Juice . . Rhu- barb . . Peas . . Green Beans . . Lima Beans . . Broccoli . . Mix Vegetables . . Asparagus . : Spinach . . Pears and Carrois . . Cut Corn . . Cauliflower . . Corn on Cob . . Brussell Sprouts . . Shrimp Chicken a la King = (T | i CASH in Alaska—canned milk, pnwderedi Add seascnings, | MORNING DELIVERY ... DOUGLAS DELIVERY .. AFTERNOON DELIVERY MINIMUM DELIVERY ... Ser an be used to make delicious mi! drinks. Here are two vrecipes that are favorites with children. { | | { APRICOT MILK SHAKE | (6 Servings) 1 cup of sieved apricot pulp, 1 cup apricoy juice, | 2 cups of ice cold water plus 2 |cups of ice coid evaporated milk. OR i 4 cups of ice cold water and % leup of powdered mille Mix all the |ingredients. Beal smooth with egg | heater. Serve coud. HONEY-PLANUT BUTTER MILK DRINK (Serves 6) tablespoons honey, 2 cup pearut butter, I 3 cups ice crla water, ° ¥ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1946 “ Dam Builder of Nofe Passes Away REDDING, Calif., Feb. 27.—Frank Crowe, 63, who superintended the building of !9 dams, including ihe great Boulder and Shasta dams, died at the Mcicy Hospital here last night. His name was associated for nearly 40 years with construction of dams in the west. PRISONERS BROUGHT HERE Deputy Marsnat Syd Thompson seturned from Wrangell vesterday with two prisoncrs, Frank Williams and John Tiygg, sentenced in Wrangell to seive six months terms in the Federal jail here. Trygg was convicted on a bad cneck charge sault and batiery. and Williams, for | Team Up with a SKKIRT from our large selection Checks Plain Plaids, or ; i ) % : E i ) % % i | | 14 GRO Charles T. Smith, new legislative counsel for the District Attorney’s Office, arrived here this week with an impressive background -of law experience. o Mr. Smith, a former resident of Rockport, Ill, is a 1935 graduate of the Law School at Northwestern University. Following graduation he was affiliated with the law firm of Winston, Strong and Shaw in Chicago. Later he returned to Rockport to set up general practice with his father in the firm of Smith and Smith. For five years |he was Assistant County Prosecut- ing Attorney. In 1942 he entered the Army as a private and six months later was commissioned Judge Advocate, Gen- eral's Department. He was dis- charged from the army in January tof this year. Mr. Smith, who is in Alaska for the first time, is well-pleased with: his first impression of the Terri- |4 tory’s Capital City, and apparently plans to settle here for some time. He intends. to apply for admission \\\\\\H:'//}// /w - s 4 T Just Call 16 or 24 hen You \ \ PSSP S S . .CLOSES 10 A. M. 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